Nov 14, 2017 11:05 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Europes economic heart is pumping away and a 0.8% Q3 QoQ GDP gain in Germany threatens to nudge the Eurozone growth rate up too. Its a reminder of the changing of the guard as the US economic cycle ages and has given...
FxWirePro: A bird’s-eye view on hedge fund and real money positioning in EMFX space
Nov 14, 2017 09:54 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
As per the SGs updates, their visiting hedge funds and real money clients the US and Europe revealed numerous insights regarding EM sentiment and positioning. Real money: Virtually all real money investors are...
FxWirePro: Assess EUR/USD vols curves and achieve most scalable FX risk premium normalization trade
Nov 14, 2017 07:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Rotate long EURCHF into long USDCHF via risk reversal; keep EURUSD call spread, the much-awaited ECB meeting was modestly dovish and with it, Draghi was able to deliver euro weakening alongside a QE taper announcement for...
FxWirePro: WTI crude fundamentals - Commodity derivatives trade perspectives
Nov 14, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Crude prices continued its bearish streaks even today on the probabilities of further rises in the U.S. output undermined ongoing OPEC-led production cuts aimed at tightening the market. OPEC is scheduled to meet on...
Nov 13, 2017 12:26 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Gold futures prices inched up around $3.00, or 0.2%, to $1,277.04 a troy ounce. The yellow metalfinished down $13.30, or around 1% in the recent past but still booked a weekly gain of about 0.4%, marking its first...
Nov 13, 2017 11:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
September industrial production released last Friday was just below expectations at 3.8% YoY. It is still a mediocre performance however with production up only 3.1% in the first three quarters of the year, slower than the...
Nov 13, 2017 11:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
In CEEMEA, the ZAR remains the chief laggard, fiscal concerns coming to the fore and taking EURZAR higher for a fourth consecutive week. EURZAR has risen in 7 of the last 8 months, more often than not on political...
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